How to turn Show frequent sites on Taskbar on or off in Microsoft Edge on Windows 11
Show frequent sites in Microsoft Edge displays your most visited websites right inside the taskbar jump list on Windows 11. Right-clicking the Edge taskbar icon brings up this list of shortcuts so you can open top pages fast without searching through history.
Microsoft tests this feature across preview channels like Canary, Beta, and Dev builds before rolling it out to stable public releases. Turn this setting on or off whenever you want to control what appears in that right-click menu .
Open Microsoft Edge Settings, then navigate to Privacy, search, and services, followed by Search and connected experiences. Locate and toggle the “Show frequent sites on Windows taskbar” option to your preference. This setting controls whether your most visited sites appear on the Edge taskbar jump list.
Here’s How to Change the Setting:
- Open Microsoft Edge.
- Click the three dots icon in the top right corner. This is the Settings and more menu (you can also press Alt+F). Then, click on Settings.
- In the left sidebar, click on Privacy, search, and services. Then, on the right side, click on Search and connected experiences.
- If you don’t see a left sidebar, click the three lines button in the top left corner. Or, make the Edge window wider until the sidebar appears.
- Find the setting called Show frequent sites on Windows taskbar. Turn it On or Off. The default is Off.
- You can now close the Settings tab in Microsoft Edge.
Turning edge frequent sites taskbar on or off in Microsoft Edge takes just a few clicks in your browser settings. You can control whether your most visited websites show up on your Windows 11 taskbar by opening the settings menu, going to privacy and services, and finding the search and connected experiences section where this feature lives.
Summary
Managing this setting lets you control exactly which websites appear in your Edge jump list.
How to pin websites to taskbar in Edge?
Pinning a website to the taskbar starts by opening the target site. Click the three dots (Settings and more), select ‘Apps’, and choose ‘Install this site as an app’ to create a dedicated shortcut.
How do I always keep these sites active in Edge?
Keeping frequently visited sites active requires enabling the ‘Show frequent sites on Windows taskbar’ option. Preview builds include this functionality for rapid taskbar navigation, though the underlying behavior continues to change.
What does Ctrl+F5 do in Edge?
Pressing Ctrl+F5 performs a hard refresh of the current webpage in Microsoft Edge. This action bypasses the local browser cache and forces the server to resend all page resources.
How to fix Microsoft Edge taskbar?
Troubleshooting misbehaving taskbar features involves resetting browser configurations via `edge://settings/reset`. Navigating to Windows Settings Apps Microsoft Edge Modify provides a repair option, and checking for browser updates resolves lingering software bugs.
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